While my mind is flexible, these brittle bones don't bend.

There's no 'dumb-ass' vaccine.

One of the inescapable encumbrances of leading an interesting life is that there have to be moments when you almost lose it.

[Writing] is edit, edit, edit. It's almost like getting a boat ready to go to sea. You've still got a countless number of things left to fix, but you've just got to go, "O.K., everybody get on the boat. We're going, ready or not."

Bryl-cream, a little dab will do you.

I still believe in rock and roll, it pays my bills.

You get religion as your hair turns grey.